21) Wrangel Island. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...An island of northeast Russia in the Arctic Ocean northwest of the Bering Strait. Discovered in 1867, it is named in honor of Ferdinand Petrovich von Wrangel (1796-1870),... 22) Umnak Island. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...An island of southwest Alaska in the east-central Aleutian Islands. It is separated from Unalaska Island by Umnak Pass.... 23) Holy Island. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...An island off the coast of northeast England near the Scottish border. At low tide the island is connected with the mainland by a stretch of sand. Saint Aidan (died... 24) Kodiak Island. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...An island of southern Alaska in the Gulf of Alaska east of the Alaska Peninsula. Discovered in 1763, the island was the site of the first permanent Russian settlement... 25) Baranof Island. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...An island off southeast Alaska in the Alexander Archipelago. It was named after Aleksandr Baranov, who founded the town of Sitka on the island.... 26) Sanibel Island. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...An island of southwest Florida in the Gulf of Mexico southwest of Fort Myers. The island's beaches are popular with seashell collectors.... 27) Easter Island. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...An island of Chile in the southern Pacific Ocean about 3,701 km (2,300 mi) west of the mainland. Inhabited by Polynesians since the fifth century a.d. and discovered... 28) Pitcairn Island. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...A volcanic island of the southern Pacific Ocean east-southeast of Tahiti. Discovered by a British navigator in 1767, it was settled in 1790 by mutineers from H.M.S.... 29) Campobello Island. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English
Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. ...An island of southwest New Brunswick, Canada, off the coast of Maine. A popular resort area, the island became part of Canada in 1817.... 30) Fire Island. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...A narrow barrier island off the southern shore of Long Island in southeast New York. It has many resort communities, a state park, and a nationally protected seashore... |